Hunter Kallay
Hunter Kallay
PhD Philosophy Student, GTA
I study AI, moral epistemology, and God. My work explores how we should program AI responsibly, how moral debunking arguments challenge what we think we know, and how questions about God connect to ethics. When I’m not in research mode, you’ll probably find me cheering on the Vols or trying out new restaurants.
Education
MA, Philosophical Apologetics, Houston Baptist University
BS, Business Administration, Gannon University
Research
Moral epistemology, AI ethics, and philosophy of religion
Publications
Peer-Reviewed
How AI How AI Can Make Us More Moral: Capturing and Applying Common Sense Morality. AI and Ethics. 2025.
Moral Knowledge and Epistemic Limits: A Theistic Framework for Understanding Blameless Ignorance. International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 2025.
Public-facing
Click to see my AI Newsletter, “FryAI”
“Why AI is a know-it-all know nothing”
“Moral Hide-and-Seek: Addressing Divine Moral Hiddenness Concerns”
“The Paradox of Moral Tolerance: Exposing Normative Relativism’s Blind Spot”
“Saving Moral Knowledge: A Debunking Argument and Theistic Alternative”
“Can you even have science without God?”
“No-Strings-Attached: The Lies of Hookup Culture and God’s Good Design.”
Presentations
2026
Upcoming: American Philosophical Association: “On the Possibility of AI Achievements” (February 18-21, 2026: Chicago, Illinois).
2025
Upcoming: Tennessee Philosophical Association Conference: “On the Possibility of AI Achievements” (November 14-15, 2025: Vanderbilt University).
Rutgers Analytic Theology Seminar: “Moral Hide-and-Seek: Addressing Divine Moral Hiddenness Concerns” (June 8-10, 2025: Rutgers Theological Seminary)
2024
Tennessee Philosophical Association Conference: “Categorical Programming: How Kant Might Solve Ethical Bias and Prevent AI-Driven Atrocities” (November 1-2, 2024: Vanderbilt University).
The Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum 2024 Conference: “Categorical Programming: How Kant Might Solve Ethical Bias and Prevent AI-Driven Atrocities” (October 3-5th, 2024: Clemson University). Additionally served as a session chair.
Genealogies and Belief Graduate Workshop: “A ‘Crucial’ Moral Debunking Argument” (September 19th, 2024: University of California, Irvine).
Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress: “A ‘Crucial’ Moral Debunking Argument” (August 8-11th, 2024: University of Colorado). Also presented comments on “An Institutional Account of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence”
University of Tennessee AI Workshop: “Categorically Safeguarding Foundational AI Models” (May 1st, 2024: University of Tennessee). Selected for Best Poster Award at the workshop.
Southeast Graduate Philosophy Conference: “A ‘Crucial’ Moral Debunking Argument” (April 13-14th, 2024: University of Florida). Accepted.
Conference of the Long Island Philosophical Society: “A ‘Crucial’ Moral Debunking Argument” (April 13th, 2024: Molloy University).
University of Tennessee Graduate Student Association Conference on Emerging Technologies and Social Ethics: “Categorical Programming: How Kant might solve ethical bias and prevent AI-driven atrocities” (April 6-7th, 2024: University of Tennessee).
Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers: “A ‘Crucial’ Moral Debunking Argument” (March 7-9th, 2024: Samford University). Additionally served as a session chair.
2023
Tennessee Philosophical Association Conference: “The Paradox of Moral Tolerance: Exposing Normative Relativism’s Blind Spot” (October 21st, 2023: Vanderbilt University).